Leadership team

Chairman

Neil Goulden

Chairman

Appointed to the board on 15th August 2016

Mr. Goulden recently became the Chairman of the Board. Mr. Goulden spent the last 25 years at a board level within a number of leisure businesses, including Ladbrokes, Compass Plc, Allied Leisure Plc and the Gala Coral Group.

He was Group Managing Director, CEO, Chairman and Chairman Emeritus of Gala Coral Group from 2001 to 2014. Mr. Goulden currently acts as Senior Independent Director at Marston’s PLC, the FTSE 350 pub and brewing company, where he also chairs the Remuneration Committee and previously chaired the Audit Committee.

Mr. Goulden is a director of a number of other companies and trustee of a number of charities. He was a member of the Low Pay Commission from 2007 to 2015 and advised the government on gambling matters as a member of the Responsible Gambling Strategy Board (2008 to 2011), as Chairman of The Responsible Gambling Trust (2011 to 2016) and as a member of the Horserace Betting Levy Board (2015 to 2017).

Mr. Goulden graduated from the University of Southampton in 1975 with a BSc in Politics and Law and is a Companion of the Chartered Management Institute and a member of the Institute of Hospitality.

Chief Executive Officer

Andrew McIver

Chief Executive Officer

Appointed to the board on 15th August 2016

Mr. McIver recently became Intertain’s President & CEO. Mr. McIver was previously CEO of online gaming company Sportingbet plc, a role he held for over six years, having previously acted as CFO for almost five years.

During his time at Sportingbet, Mr. McIver developed and diversified the business, expanding operations into 26 countries including Australia, Spain, and Greece. In March 2013, he oversaw its sale for £480 million to a joint-bid from bookmaker William Hill and sports betting and gaming group GVC.

Prior to Sportingbet, Mr. McIver held senior positions with major brands in retail, telecommunications and betting including Ladbrokes, British Telecom and House of Fraser, having trained as a Chartered Accountant. Mr. McIver graduated from the University of Bristol in 1985 with a BSc in Economics.

Chief Financial Officer

Keith Laslop

Chief Financial Officer

Appointed to the board on 5th September 2016

Mr. Laslop is the Company's Chief Financial Officer. Prior to that, Mr. Laslop served as principal of Newcourt Capital, a boutique private equity group. From 2004 to 2008, Mr. Laslop served as the CFO, then President of Prolexic Technologies, Inc., the world’s largest Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) mitigation provider. From 2001 to 2004, he served as the CFO and Business Development Director of Elixir, a London-based video gaming software developer.

Prior to Elixir, Mr. Laslop served in various corporate development, mergers and acquisitions, and gaming consultant roles in London, England and Toronto, Canada. Mr. Laslop is a Chartered Accountant and holds the Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) accreditation.

Independent Non-Executive Director

David Danziger

Independent Non-Executive Director

Appointed to the board on 5th September 2016

Mr. Danziger is a Chartered Professional Accountant and the Senior Vice President of Assurance Services at MNP LLP, Chartered Professional Accountants, the 5th largest audit and financial services firm in Canada. He also leads the firm’s Public Markets practice nationally. Mr. Danziger is experienced in management consulting and business advisory services.

He was previously the CEO and a director of Aumento Capital Corporation (now Annidis Corporation), a capital pool company that completed its qualifying transaction in June 2011, Aumento Capital III Corporation (now Exo U Inc.), a capital pool company that completed its qualifying transaction in June 2013, and Aumento Capital IV Corporation (now GreenSpace Brands Inc.), a capital pool company that completed its qualifying transaction in April 2015.

He is currently a director of Eurotin Inc. (TSXV), Euro Sun Mining Inc. (formerly Carpathian Gold Inc.) (CSE), Era Resources Inc. (TSXV), and Poydras Gaming Finance Inc. (TSXV). He graduated with a Bachelor of Commerce from the University of Toronto in 1978 and was designated a Chartered Accountant (now Chartered Professional Accountant) in 1983.

Independent Non-Executive Director

Paul Pathak

Independent Non-Executive Director

Appointed to the board on 17th August 2016

Mr. Pathak has been a partner of Chitiz Pathak LLP since 1996, a Toronto law firm serving clients in the securities and investment industries. Mr. Pathak practices principally in the areas of corporate, securities, mergers, acquisitions and commercial law.

Mr. Pathak has acted for issuers in a broad range of securities transactions, including initial public offerings, reverse take-overs, establishment of capital pool companies, going-private transactions and numerous financing structures. Mr. Pathak has served as a member of the board of directors of several private and public companies listed on Canadian stock exchanges including, Aumento Capital Corporation (now Annidis Corporation), a capital pool company that completed its qualifying transaction in June, 2011, Aumento Capital III Corporation (now Exo U Inc.), a capital pool company that completed its qualifying transaction in June, 2013 and Aumento Capital IV Corporation (now GreenSpace Brands Inc.), a capital pool company that completed its qualifying transaction in April 2015.

Mr. Pathak was called to the Ontario Bar in 1994, having completed his LL.B. at Osgoode Hall Law School in 1992.

Independent Non-Executive Director

Jim Ryan

Independent Non-Executive Director

Appointed to the board on 5th September 2016

Mr. Ryan is currently CEO of Pala Interactive, LLC and brings extensive experience in the online gaming industry, having previously served as Co-CEO of bwin.party digital entertainment plc and as CEO of PartyGaming plc. Mr. Ryan also sits on the boards of Gaming Realms plc, Duke Royalty plc and Fralis International LLC.

Mr. Ryan obtained professional qualifications as a Chartered Accountant from the Canadian Institute of Chartered Accountants and a degree in business from the Goodman School of Business at Brock University.

Independent Non-Executive Director

Colin Sturgeon

Independent Non-Executive Director

Appointed to the board on 19th January 2017

Mr. Sturgeon has extensive experience leading and managing the origination and execution of corporate and government finance. In July 2005 he retired from RBC Capital Markets after over 20 years of service. Throughout his career at RBC he has held various roles of increasing responsibility, including Head of Corporate and Investment Banking for Europe, Middle East and Africa, Deputy Chairman, Royal Bank of Canada Europe Limited and Chairman of the European Banking and Trading Risk Management Committees. Prior to joining RBC in 1981, he worked for ten years at Merrill Lynch International in London where he held roles in money market and foreign exchange trading and investment banking.

Following his retirement from RBC he has been involved with Affinity Sutton Group, one of the UK’s largest providers of social housing, as a group board member and currently as a member of the shadow board appointed in connection with Affinity Sutton and Circle Housing’s planned merger. He has served on the boards of several companies, including those of Krupaco Finance UK Limited, Channel Services Limited and RBC Pension Trustees Limited. He has also acted as a senior advisor to the Financial Services Authority.

Independent Non-Executive Director

Nigel Brewster

Independent Non-Executive Director

Appointed to the board on 19th January 2017

Mr. Brewster is an experienced finance and management executive who has held senior roles in private-equity backed companies in the leisure industry. Most recently, Mr. Brewster was, from November 2015 until April 2016, CFO of Parkdean Resorts Limited, the leading private equity-owned caravan park operator, where he oversaw the merger of Park Resorts and Parkdean Holidays, a £570 million senior debt raise and various aspects of post-merger integration having previously served as CFO of Park Resorts Limited from April 2012. Mr. Brewster previously served as CFO of ADP Dental Group from April 2010 until October 2011, overseeing the sale to IDH Group.

From 2005 to 2009, Mr. Brewster held several senior roles at Gala Coral Group, one of Europe’s largest integrated gaming businesses where he served as Group Commercial Director, International Business Development Director and, latterly, Group Finance Director. At Gala Coral, Mr. Brewster led a cost reduction initiative to reduce 10 per cent. of the company’s cost base, oversaw the establishment of the company’s international division and was involved with the creation and implementation of an integrated group information technology strategy.

Mr. Brewster also served as the UK Finance Director of Apollo Leisure (now SFX Entertainment Inc.), a theatre owner and producer of live events, including bingo, from 1995 until 2001. Mr. Brewster holds a Bachelor of Science and a Chartered Accountant qualification from the Institute of Chartered Accountants of England and Wales having qualified with PriceWaterhouseCoopers.